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Answer: Option A. -> 4 3 2 1
Answer: (a)
Iron & Steel – Pittsburg
Ship building – Montreal
Electronics – Taipei
Automobile - Turin
Answer: (a)
Iron & Steel – Pittsburg
Ship building – Montreal
Electronics – Taipei
Automobile - Turin
Answer: Option B. -> Copper
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option C. -> Australia
Answer: (c)
The precious metal of gold is found on all continents except Antarctica, but to date, only about 170,000 tons of gold have been mined.
The 2011 list of countries by gold production in kilograms is:
China (355,000);
Australia (270,000);
United States of America (237,000);
Russia (200,000); and
South Africa (190,000).
Since the 1880s, South Africa has been the source for a large proportion of the world’s gold supply, with about 50% of all gold ever produced having come from South Africa.
In 2007 China (with 276 tonnes) overtook South Africa as the world’s largest gold producer, the first time since 1905 that South Africa had not been the largest.
Answer: (c)
The precious metal of gold is found on all continents except Antarctica, but to date, only about 170,000 tons of gold have been mined.
The 2011 list of countries by gold production in kilograms is:
China (355,000);
Australia (270,000);
United States of America (237,000);
Russia (200,000); and
South Africa (190,000).
Since the 1880s, South Africa has been the source for a large proportion of the world’s gold supply, with about 50% of all gold ever produced having come from South Africa.
In 2007 China (with 276 tonnes) overtook South Africa as the world’s largest gold producer, the first time since 1905 that South Africa had not been the largest.
Answer: Option B. -> U.S.A., Russia, China, India
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option A. -> Chile
Answer: (a)The largest producer of copper in the world is Chile. Copper exports represented 49 percent of the total value of exports.
Answer: (a)The largest producer of copper in the world is Chile. Copper exports represented 49 percent of the total value of exports.
Answer: Option B. -> 1 and 3
Answer: (b)
India is the largest producer of bauxite in South Asia. Bauxite is considered an important mineral as
the mineral bauxite has variously used in refining kerosene, abrasives and cement.
it is a light and is rust-resistant material.
it is a good conductor of electricity
used in aircraft.
used in automobiles and the aluminium industry.
aluminium has a variety of applications from domestic to industrial.
Answer: (b)
India is the largest producer of bauxite in South Asia. Bauxite is considered an important mineral as
the mineral bauxite has variously used in refining kerosene, abrasives and cement.
it is a light and is rust-resistant material.
it is a good conductor of electricity
used in aircraft.
used in automobiles and the aluminium industry.
aluminium has a variety of applications from domestic to industrial.
Answer: Option C. -> 3 2 4 1
Answer: (c)
In 1939, the name of the kingdom, “Siam”, was changed to “Thailand”. Before 1957 Ghana was called the Gold Coast. Portuguese explorers in the 15th century found a vast amount of precious metal there, but it was English colonizers who dubbed the country the Gold Coast.
The territory of what is now Zambia was known as Northern Rhodesia from 1911. It was renamed Zambia at independence in 1964.
The new name of Zambia was derived from the Zambezi river. The official Japanese language name is Nippon koku or Nihon koku, literally “State of Japan”.
From the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II, the full title of Japan was the “Empire of Greater Japan”.
Answer: (c)
In 1939, the name of the kingdom, “Siam”, was changed to “Thailand”. Before 1957 Ghana was called the Gold Coast. Portuguese explorers in the 15th century found a vast amount of precious metal there, but it was English colonizers who dubbed the country the Gold Coast.
The territory of what is now Zambia was known as Northern Rhodesia from 1911. It was renamed Zambia at independence in 1964.
The new name of Zambia was derived from the Zambezi river. The official Japanese language name is Nippon koku or Nihon koku, literally “State of Japan”.
From the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II, the full title of Japan was the “Empire of Greater Japan”.
Answer: Option A. -> Argentina
Answer: (a)Argentina’s wheat area is a crescent shaped, Argentine wheat is of good quality and is harvested in November, December and January.
Answer: (a)Argentina’s wheat area is a crescent shaped, Argentine wheat is of good quality and is harvested in November, December and January.
Answer: Option B. -> Germany
Answer: (b)The Ruhr basin is the famous Industrial region of Germany. Formerly Germany’s coal-mining region, the ‘Ruhrgebiet’ forms one of the largest conurbations in Europe with 5 million residents and is now known for its diverse and vibrant cultural scene.
Answer: (b)The Ruhr basin is the famous Industrial region of Germany. Formerly Germany’s coal-mining region, the ‘Ruhrgebiet’ forms one of the largest conurbations in Europe with 5 million residents and is now known for its diverse and vibrant cultural scene.
Answer: Option A. -> The Ural Mountains
Answer: (a)The Ural mountains separates Asia from Europe in the east.
Answer: (a)The Ural mountains separates Asia from Europe in the east.